Activity-Specific Metabolic Rates of Free-Living Northern Gannets and Other Seabirds

• Published in: Ecology
• Main Authors: Montevecchi, William A., Birt-Friesen, V. L., Macko, S. A., Cairns, D. K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ecological Society of America 1989
• Subjects: Funk Island; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/1980/; https://research.library.mun.ca/1980/1/Activity-Specific_Metabolic_Rates_of_Free-Living_Northern_Gannets_and_Other_Seabirds.pdf; https://research.library.mun.ca/1980/3/Activity-Specific_Metabolic_Rates_of_Free-Living_Northern_Gannets_and_Other_Seabirds.pdf; https://doi.org/10.2307/1937540

Field and activity—specific metabolic rates of 20 free—living Northern Gannets (Sula bassanus; mean mass = 3.21 kg) rearing chicks at Funk Island, Newfoundland, were measured using doubly labeled water and activity timers. Field metabolism (FMR) averaged 4865 kJ/d or 6.6 x basal metabolism (BMR). Re...